Accessibility Compliance Enforcement Program
The
Accessibility Compliance Enforcement aide is a volunteer who has committed
to serve a minimum of four hours each week to assist the community and
the Phoenix Police Department. Volunteers patrol the city of Phoenix,
writing disabled parking citations. The mission of the ACE Program is
to provide safe and accessible parking spaces for the disabled community
through enforcement and education. Directed patrol is accomplished by
responding to locations identified through the disabled parking violation
hotline, 602-534-SPACE.
The City of Phoenix has created the Save Our Space Campaign to educate
the public about the importance of saving disabled parking spaces for
those people who really need them. Recently, the City of Phoenix has more
than doubled the fine for illegal use of designated accessible parking
spaces. The fine for this violation is $140.
The authority granted to accessibility compliance Volunteers is limited
to non-law- enforcement functions. ACE volunteers will not engage in any activities that would place them in the role of a sworn law enforcement
officer, and/or subject them to unreasonable and unnecessary hazards.
If you would like to join the ACE team of volunteers contact:
Detective Walter Olsen - 602-534-1951
TESU-ACEP coordinator
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Motorist Assist Program
The
Motorist Assist aide is a volunteer who has committed to serve a minimum
of four hours each week to assist members of the community and the Phoenix
Police Department. Serving as a uniformed civilian, the volunteer assists
motorists who have encountered vehicular problems while using city streets.
Assistance provided may include, but is not limited to, pushing vehicles;
starting vehicles; opening vehicle doors; providing fuel, air, or water;
assisting with changing a tire/s; arranging transportation; or other assistance
reasonably required to aid the temporarily stranded motorist.
Volunteers also work closely with sworn police personnel and may be called
upon to assist at vehicular accident scenes for traffic control or other
duties. In addition, the volunteer may be requested to assist at special
events. The philosophy of the Motorist Assist Program is service as opposed
to enforcement. 
The
authority granted to Motorist Assist aides is limited to non-law-enforcement
functions. Motorist assist aides will not engage in any activities that
would place them in the role of a sworn law enforcement officer, and/or
subject them to unreasonable hazards.
If you would like to join the MAP team of volunteers contact:
Detective Walter Olsen - 602-534-1951
TESU-MAP coordinator
or Barb Larson at Police Employment Services 602-534-0174